Exam 16: Social and Personality Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Pauline and Leo call their grandchildren every week and drive the 300 miles to visit several times a year.They even text message their grandchildren on their cell phones occasionally,just for fun.Social scientists would say that Pauline and Leo have what type of relationship with their grandchildren?

Marital ________,or a sense of control,leads to increased marital satisfaction in mid-life.

Which of the following statements is true about companionate grandparents?

Jiminez has recently been promoted to administrator at the local nursing home,which means that she must be at work by 7:00 a.m.Mrs.Jiminez also believes that she should provide her children with breakfast and supervision before they get on the school bus at 7:30 each morning.What is Mrs.Jiminez experiencing?

Think about the concept of mid-life crisis.Consider what your text says as well as your own experience in observing people around you.Do you think that mid-life crisis is a reality for most people,just some,or is it total fiction?

When is full-time grandparent care especially likely?

What are two of the reasons that more young adults are either remaining at home with their parents or returning to their parents' homes after having left?

Why is middle age sometimes referred to as the sandwich generation?

What is meant by the terms role conflict and role strain?

Micah,age 55,used to write great opinion pieces for his newspaper.Now he chooses the topic and lays out the main theme,but he assigns the actual copywriting to a younger staff reporter.He then proofs the work,makes a few changes,and lets it go to print under his by-line.Baltes & Baltes would suggest that Micah is using which strategy?

Which of the following best describes the anxious idealist?

Define the term caregiver burden.

Which of the following is most likely to deal effectively with on-the-job stress?

According to the classification system of voluntary and involuntary career changers,an involuntary career changer is in transition for what type of reasons?

What is the term for the trait characterized by a need for order in the environment?

What does the term "Peter Pandemonium" refer to?

________ is the term Baltes & Baltes use for workers' adoption of certain strategies to overcome obstacles,such as getting stronger lenses in their glasses when their vision weakens.

What is the term for the trait characterized by a willingness to try new things?

Approximately what percentage of women become grandmothers by their early 50s?

When a middle-aged worker deliberately exercises crucial abilities,they are engaging in ________.